Springfield, MASS. — Freshman outside hitter Sydney Galoozis had a career-high 20 kills and junior Annabelle Charlton had her fourth triple-double of the season, but East Stroudsburg University dropped a five-set match to Southern Connecticut State in its final match of this weekend's women's volleyball tournament at American International.

The Warriors (5-7) fell to American International, Stonehill and Daemen in three sets in its first three matches, facing AIC and Stonehill on Saturday and Daemen on Sunday morning.

ESU opens PSAC play next weekend, heading to Erie for conference crossover play at Mercyhurst and Gannon. The Warriors will also face Slippery Rock and Gannon.

Galoozis' 20 kills came on 76 attacks and Charlton had 17 kills, 27 assists and 14 digs for her fourth triple-double of the year and eighth of her career. Senior Allye Preziosi had five kills, 27 assists and 16 digs, sophomore Maddie Hutchison had 25 digs and four aces, redshirt sophomore Haley Mork had 22 digs, junior middle blocker Elizabeth Higley had nine kills and junior outside hitter Shannon Hillsinger added seven.

ESU fought back from a set down against SCSU before falling 22-20 in the fifth and final set. Set scores were 17-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 20-22.

Galoozis led ESU with 37 kills for the weekend, Charlton had 34 kills, 61 assists and 42 digs and Preziosi had 23 kills, a team-high 74 assists and 40 digs. Hutchison (56 digs, 7 aces) and Mork (51 digs) led the defense.

clarion — Junior Kayla Grossi shot a two-day score of 185 to lead East Stroudsburg University's women's golf team in its season opener at the Clarion Fall Invitational, held Sunday and Monday at Clarion Oaks Golf Club.

Grossi's 185 is a career-best by three shots in a 36-hole event. She shot 188 at West Chester in the spring.

Seton Hill's Emily Hassey was the medalist at 154 for a one-shot victory over Gannon's Diana Munoz on the par-72, 5,863-yard course. Seton Hill held a two-shot team lead after Sunday's round but had a golfer withdraw on Monday, so the Griffins didn't factor into the team scoring.

ESU is back on the course today at the Ursinus Invitational at Raven's Claw Golf Club.

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